Had a parent who has had massage training in the back comment that he prefers only toward the heart strokes. Can you comment about reasons?
Thanks
Annette
Directions of strokes
May 19th, 2009 | posted by aannesley
massage towards the heart
Traditional Swedish Massage strokes move towards the heart for venus flow. The classic Indian Massage strokes move away from the heart for tension relief, calming and soothing. Indian strokes should not be done as deeply as Swedish because you don't want to move against venus flow. The Indian strokes done on the legs and arms are generally done first to relax the muscles before doing the more rigorous strokes, like Swedish wringing, rolling etc.